Labor Day Blog Hop

Happy Labor Day! Thanks to Booknibbles.com for the wonderful tour! If you’re just coming across this post, you can catch the beginning HERE. I hope each of you indulges in a char-broiled burger to say goodbye to summer. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m very *very* sad to see summer go.  [pout] Now, on to the fun part. In the tradition of my weekly Hump Day Hotties, I’m adding a scene to the guy. I can’t help it. When I see a picture like this, my brain comes up with all kinds of scenarios. Here’s one:

So it was Labor Day weekend, and I really wasn’t looking forward to a sixteen hour drive to the coast, but Brad promised that he’d do most of the driving. He also promised we’d stop at my favorite restaurant for lunch. And dinner. By midnight, I couldn’t stay awake, and I curled up in the passenger seat and fell asleep with our favorite band in the CD player, and watching Brad nod his head and tap the beat on the steering wheel.

I don’t know how long I was out, but when I woke up, we were on the side of the road. Brad was fast asleep in the driver’s seat. I stared. I couldn’t help it.  He’d taken off his shirt, and he looked so damn beautiful in the dim light of the rest stop lights. When looking wasn’t enough anymore, I reached over and as carefully as I could, released the buckle of his belt. When he didn’t stir, I started on his button fly. I leaned back to enjoy the view, and only then noticed that Brad wasn’t sleeping anymore.

Okay, on to the next blog. I hope you make it to the end, where I’ll be giving away a copy of the winner’s choice of my backlist (you can find them here). Also, I hope to see a lot of you blog hoppers at Gem Sivad’s Chat Room during one of the times listed at the end. We always have a lot of fun. See you there!

Start the Countdown

Fine Print releases 2/1/2010! To celebrate, I’m having a little giveaway. All you have to do is comment on this post. I don’t care what, even just a smiley face, to get your name in the hat. I’ll notify the winner, who will have his/her choice of an electronic copy of any of my backlist books.

Contest ends on 1/31, and I’ll announce the winner here on the first of February.

Also, don’t forget my Print Book Reader Appreciation Giveaway, there is still some time to participate. Buy a print copy, and get an ebook free!

Now, to whet your appetite, here is a short excerpt from Fine Print: Continue Reading…

Congrats!

Congratulations go to Stephanie, the winner of Preja Vu from the Fill-Your-Ereader Blog Tour yesterday. Also, I drew a winner for my weekly ebook giveaway, and congrats go to Andrea who chose Retreat. (Good choice, since Andrea is the heroine’s name in Retreat!)

This morning I was pleasantly surprised to find a smiley face in my in-box. Preja Vu was read by Seriously Reviewed. This reviewer gave Preja Vu a 9 for the story, and another 9 for presentation, for a final score of 18/20.  Here is the review:

“HOLY CRAP!!! Let me start by saying that I was skeptical when I first grabbed this one. Though the blurb was interesting it didn’t just reach out and grab me by the nose…..BUT once I got started reading, I just couldn’t stop!!!
What a nifty little mystery with some sexiness right smack dab in the middle! By page 30 I thought I had it all figured out. I was sure I knew who the bad guy was and I was just waiting for the shoe to drop. BOY HOWDY did I get thrown a curve ball!
Ms Coca, *SNAPS* you did a great job! Totally kept me involved and interested and then WHAM! gave me a big shock! LOVED IT! I will be looking for your name in the future ”

Thank you Seriously Reviewed! I’m glad you enjoyed Preja Vu. Scroll down a bit for a small excerpt and pictures of Trevor Kearney, the hero who falls hard for Ryann.

We’re already planning a weekend-long blog tour for Valentine’s weekend, so you’ll be able to spend time with your honey, and also get in on some great eye candy and amazing ebook prizes. More information to follow, so keep checking back, or click on that little rss feed there in the upper right hand corner of this blog page. No…a little to the right….yeah there ya go.

Alright, back to the word processor, the characters are calling.

Fill Your E-reader Blog Tour

Welcome to my blog! You should have come from Ella Drake’s site, and if you’re just stumbling across this post, head on over to Paige Tyler’s place, that’s where the fun began. I hope you take some time to look around. My contribution to the grand prize is a copy of my contemporary romantic suspense  Préjà Vu. Ryann can see the future, and one night she gets a glimpse of a steamy encounter with Trevor Kearney. Here is a tiny excerpt, and a picture of how I see Trevor…just to get your imaginations going. See those green eyes? I’m a sucker for green eyes…

“Please!”

Ryann was sitting upright in her bed. The sheet fell away from her to pool at her waist. She had no idea if she actually shouted the one word, or if it had been part of the dream, but it woke her just the same.

She gathered the sheet into a moist wad at her chest. She was shivering. Cold? No, she was covered with perspiration, even the tee shirt she wore was damp.

Oh yes … a dream. A wonderful dream. It was sinful in its eroticism, alarming with its clarity. Ryann closed her eyes to replay it. It began with sound only. Blackness surrounded her.

She was lying in bed. Completely nude. A heavy arm was wrapped around her, a wall of masculinity pressed against her back. She was being slowly awakened by a playful tongue batting against her earlobe.

“Mmm … Trevor?”

“Yes ma’am. At your service,” his low voice rumbled through the stillness.

She grinned, but didn’t open her eyes. “What are you doing?” she moaned.

“Shh … I’m sleeping. I’m having the most amazing dream…”He continued his seduction of her ear, then moved his lips down along the slim line of her neck.

His breath felt hot on her skin. Her temperature rose to match it; blood flooded her from head to toe.

Ryann turned her head to reach his mouth. He met her lips with a kiss filled with carnal energy. His velvety tongue speared into her mouth and stroked hers until she writhed against him in effort to get ever closer. One strong hand slid up her torso until it covered her breast, her nipple puckered in full arousal. When he rolled it between two fingers, she squealed then struggled to turn toward him. Only then did she open her eyes.

So now you know what Ryann saw when she opened her eyes. Not a bad way to wake up, right? Okay, so really this guy’s name is Nic Luhrs, but I’m allowed creative liberties, right?

I’ve had a few dreams that I wish were prophetic… not the showing-up-to-work-without-a-shirt dream…I can do without those.

Also, I’m running a little giveaway of my own. Buy any of my available print books, and go into a weekly drawing for your choice of ebook! Details are here on my GIVEAWAY page. The weekly drawings will only go through the end of February, so do it now!

Okay folks, leave your comments, and it’s on to the next stop on our tour, which is Pinching Abe’s blog.

Don’t get any crazy ideas, Abe isn’t one of our hotties…

Thanks for stopping by!

Congrats!

Congratulations go to all the winners of the blog tour, the complete list of winners is posted HERE. A special woo hoo to Sharon K. You are the winner of my book Préjà Vu and others! I hope everyone had a great time on the tour and the chat. We’ll do another one soon!

Happy Holidays to all!

Holiday Hottie Blog Tour

Welcome blog hoppers! You should have come from Juniper Bell’s blog, and the tour started at Trina M. Lee’s place, so if you’re just stumbling on this post, be sure to start there!

Yeah, I know they don’t have anything to do with the holidays.  I was going to add some bows and ribbon, or maybe a Santa hat, but I couldn’t bring myself to cover anything. I like to think of them as Christmas angels.

Also, I’ve just GOT to plug my web designer’s contest. One lucky winner will receive a website design or redesign and a year of hosting! Today’s the last day to enter that contest, so hurry! Run over there and sign up. Quick and easy! HartShine Designs

Then pop back here and leave your comment to be entered in the drawing, where I’m giving away a copy of my romantic suspense Preja Vu. Now…on to the next blog, which is the Silver Expressions blog, affectionately known as the SEx blog, where Liquid Silver authors take turns blogging. Today we’ll have a special treat, Roscoe James is hosting SEx. See you there! http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/blog/

Announcing the winner….

Congrats go to SusiSunshine, the winner of my contribution to the Halloween Blog Tour. I’m emailing your prize now Susi! For everyone else who commented, I’m offering a 10% discount on Wyoming Solace in print! Enter the code 873NCF9Y before purchase! This code is only good until November 15th 2009, so act now!

Thanks to everyone for stopping by. We had a great list of winners, if you’d like to see the payout, stop by the Liquid Silver Books forums.

Trick or Treat Blog Tour

Welcome! You should have just come here from Jeanne St James‘ blog. If you’re just stumbling on this post, head on over to Gem’s Place where the fun began. A total of 22 stops, and at least 18 prizes. Winners will be announced tomorrow at Liquid Silver Books. This guy is trying to decide what to dress up as for Halloween. I bet I can come up with something…

He can just go as The Birthday Boy!! See? I’ve got great ideas. The next stop on the tour is Serena Shay at http://serenashay.blogspot.com/. Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you at the finish line, where I’ll be handing over a copy of my western romance Wyoming Solace to one lucky blog commenter. Happy Halloween!

Win Olivia's First Book!

Olivia posted a quick little contest. Ten trivia questions about Las Vegas, all are true except one. Leave a comment with your answer for a chance to win the first copy off the e-presses of For a Price, coming  to computers around the world on 9/21/09. The winner will be posted on Olivia’s blog. Click the book cover to go straight to the contest.

Blurb:

You can’t get blood from a stone. That’s what Maureen Sullivan’s mother always told her, but now it’s collection time, and bill collectors aren’t after blood; they want money. At this point, she’d do just about anything…for a price. To get her mother out of the red, Maureen packs her tiny nest egg and runs to Las Vegas, hoping for a miracle.

Once in Sin City, Maureen’s Aunt Lottie shows her that the fastest way out of a financial hell doesn’t lie in Maureen’s luck at a blackjack table, but in the auction of a much more controversial commodity: Maureen’s virginity. Vegas is the perfect place to cash in. What they decide to do will not only make headlines in the Nevada city, but around the world.

The last thing Maureen needs right now is to fall for sexy Nicholas Webster, who’s used to getting everything he wants. Because when the time comes, she’d have to betray the man she’s come to love in order to fulfill her contract. Will she be able to sell herself? And at what price?

Labor Day Contest Winner

Congrats to

Jan Miller

The randomly chosen (the drawing was supervised by my three year old labrador) winner of yesterday’s blog tour. Jan, please email me alannacoca@earthlink.net so that I can get your email address to the authors and we can coordinate delivery of your grand prize.

Congrats to Jan, and thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented. What a great way to send off summer and welcome autumn. We have so much fun with these, you can bet we’ll have another very soon!

Alanna